Mikhail Chigorin vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers

St Petersburg m · 1897 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Chigorin
Black Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 14
Date 1897.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B24)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/pp1r2pQ/1qn2rP1/2p1pP2/6P1/2P5/PP4BK/R4R2 b - - 1 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 d6
  4. 4.Bg2 e5
  5. 5.Nge2 f5
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.f4 fxe4
  8. 8.dxe4 Bg4
  9. 9.f5 Be7
  10. 10.h3 Bxe2
  11. 11.Nxe2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Rc8
  13. 13.c3 Kh8
  14. 14.g4 Ne8
  15. 15.Kh2 Rc7
  16. 16.Ng1 Rd7
  17. 17.Qe2 Nc7
  18. 18.Nf3 d5
  19. 19.h4 dxe4
  20. 20.Qxe4 Ne8
  21. 21.Ng5 Bxg5
  22. 22.hxg5 Nd6
  23. 23.Qe3 Qb6
  24. 24.g6 Ne8
  25. 25.Qh3 h6
  26. 26.Bxh6 Nf6
  27. 27.Bg5+ Kg8
  28. 28.Bxf6 Rxf6
  29. 29.Qh7+

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